Senri Oe Trio

Halloween night at Birdland. Expect the unexpected. On the most magical night of the year, something extraordinary is about to happen at New York City's legendary Birdland Theater. The music will cast its own spell — and once it does, you won't want to break free.

Senri Oe Trio takes the stage for two extraordinary nights — four sets of music that defy category, blur boundaries, and just might bewitch you. Senri Oe is one of the most remarkable reinventions in contemporary music.

Beginning classical piano at age three and discovering jazz at fifteen, he first rose to extraordinary heights in Japan: a multi-platinum recording artist, Japanese Grammy winner, actor, television anchor, and author — a cultural icon whose name defined an era. At forty-seven, at the peak of his fame, Senri made a bold and deeply personal choice.

He walked away from stardom, moved to New York City with his beloved dachshund, Peace, and enrolled in The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music.…